Bailing-machine.



A. R. TIFFANY, DEGD.

0. 1'. TIFFANY. ADMINIBTRATRIX.

BAILING NHUJHINB= APPLICATION FILED mm :29, 1908.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909 5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. R. TIFFANY, DECD.

0. I. TIFFANY, ADMINISTRATRIX.

BAILING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED mm; 29,1908.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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A. R. TIFFANY, DEGD.

0. I. TIFFANY, ADMINISTEATRIX.

BAILING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29,1908,

91 8,395. Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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O. I. TIFFANY, ADMIIISTBATRIL- BAILING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 29,1908. 91 8,395 Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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Wi5orney A. R. TIFFANY, DEC'D.

0. I. TIHAHY. ADKINISTRATBIX. Emma MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1908. 918,395, Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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GHRISTENA I. TIFFANY, O1 DAYTON, OHIO, ADMINISTRATRIX OF ALBERT R. TIFFANY, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO THE -K PAPER PAIL COMPANY, OF MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, A

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

3B AILING-MACHKIIE To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, CnRIs'rENA I. 'lIF ANY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, am the duly appointed and qualified administratrix of the estate of ALBERT R. TIFFANY, deceased, who has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baiiii g-lt'lachincs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, for1ning part of this specification.

The invention relates to machines for forming and attaching the wire bail to paper and arrangement of 'partsto be hereinafter particularly pointed out and claimed.

I In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan-of the machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig.3 is a vertical section taken on the line 33 of fig. ,1. Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the right side of the machine. Fig. 5 is a central cross section taken on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. '6 is a letail cross section of the in'aindriving .slnntt illustrating the cam for operating the staple driving mechanism, tal-zen on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a similar cr ss section of the main driving shaft slmwing the cam for operating the bending :liange, taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a rear View in detail of the grip 'ier mechanism for teeding the wire. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section of same. Figs. 10 and 11 are detail plan views of the clenching mechanism for-the inner ends of the bail in different positions. l ig. 1'2 is an enlarged plan view ol the staple driving mechanism with the top plate removed. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the die over which the staple is fornied. Fig. 1 1 is adetail cross section taken on the line a:---a: of Fig. 1.

The operating mechanism is suitably mounted and secured on the horizontal table 1, supported by suitable standards or legs Specification of Letters Patent.

Apphcation filed June 29, 1908.

buckets, oyster pails, and the like, and it. consistent that certain novel construction, is

the late 13 which as stated forms one meinatented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. aliLQGO.

9 is an arm on the outer end of the shaft 8, which is coupled by a slotted connection 1G, with the connecting bar 11 pivoted to the inner end of the gripper 12, which is in turn pivoted on the plate 13, which carries afiange 14, with which the movable gripper 12 00- operates to grip the wire to be fed across the machine. A rear view of this plate 13 is shown in Fig. 8, and a rectangular opening is cut through this plate, and the sameis fitted with a washer of leather 14., as shown in Fig.

9, and 15 is a spring bearing on this washer to exert frictional pressure between the plate 13 and the dove tailed portion 16 (as shown in Fig. 5) of the lixed balyupon which the plate 'uided and slides. This tension between er of tlie grippers in connection with the pivoted gripper 12, is necessary in order that thegrippers shall take a firm grasp of the vvire as the arm 9 on the shaft 8 is rotated. The wire 17 is fed to the machine l'roni a suit able roll (not shown) through the straighten.- ing rollers 18-18, as shown in Figs. 1 and. 3, these rolls being arranged at riglit angles'to ach other in sets to properly straighten the wire, and the wire extends through and a shortdistance beyond the )late 19 secured on the table. In front of this plate secured thereto by bolts is a block 20 against the edge o'l' which the wire is severed by the cutting plunger to be hereinafter described. At the hill inner throw of the arm 9, the grippersare brought to bear on the inner end of the wire, and as the shaft- 8 continues its rotation, the draft of the connecting bar 11 on the inner end of the oscillating gripper 12 firmly ,clan1ps the wire between the grippers,- the giipper plate 13 being held in position by the tension as above described, so that the grippers grasp the wire tightly before the gripper plate begins its movement to the right as the arm J continues its rotation. The wire is thus drawn from the roll across the machine to the rear of the form block 21, upon which the bucket to be bailed is placed in inverted position. As soon as the arm 9 commences its return movement, the push ol the arm on the connecting bar 11 causes the gripper 12 to open and release the wire. At the same time, by means of the cams to be now described, the forked holding plate, the bending plungers, and the plunger to sever the wire, are fed forward to hold, cut off, and bend the Wirate bring the ends of the wire into' posb tion to be acted-upon'by'the drivingand clenching devices to insert the bail and i clenchthe same within the walls of the. vessel I -to be bailed. I

Mounted on thetable 1 are the standards 22'-22,-- upon which-rides; the plate 23 in suitable V guides. This plate 23 carries plunger are provided with a \l-shapod groove 29, as shown in Fig. '5.

, Mounted on the table' between the form; block 21 and the plate 2.6 is "a vertical plate "30, provided with two slots 3 1-31 in line with the arms 28-28 on the plate 26, as shown in Fig. 3. The function of the plate 26, with the arms 28'28. cooperating with the slots 31 31 in the plate is to hold the wire dur screw 39. -struction,-that the mainplate 23 is actuated, the plunger plate 37 will be carried foring thebending operation, underthe contact with the bending 'plungers 24-24, On the main sliding plate 23 is the pin-32,

Figs. 1 and 14, and. 33 is a lever pivoted at 34 on a suitable'standard, and this lever'33 is slotted at 35,'-and engages the pin 36 on a .slide plate 37, which carries thecutting plunger 38 adjustable on the. slide by the set lt will be evident from this conward to bring the cutting plunger 38 against the wire 17, and sever the same against the block 20. I

v The main slide plate 23 is actuated by the engagement of roller 40 on. the inner end of the'plate, which takes within the eccentric groove 41 in the cam wheel '42, mounted on the main driving shaft 3, as shown in Fig. .7. The cam wheel 42' is also provided with a cam surface 44, which engages with a roller 45 on the innen end of the slide plate The action of these cams is timed so that the holding plate,' 'the bending and cutting plungers shall move forward just as the wire is released byfthe gri 'ers, after it is drawn across the machine. lounted on the-shaft 3 is another wheel 46, which is provided with an eccentric groove 47,1 as shown in Fig. 6,

pended on the shaft 3 by the slot 50..

shaft 53.". journaled in suitable hangers 54-54, depending from the table 1.

shaft 53 extends from the rear, to the front of the machine, and carries on rte-.forward end,

slide and are guided In order to clench the staple rihis i prov ded, as shown in Figs. wand 11. shown Fig. 5 the lower portion of the as shown in. 2, the lever,'the ends oi which are connected on each side by the corn necting bars 56-56, the levers 5757 respectively pivotedon lugs-58 '58 at each.

side of the tableile', The outer ends of these leversare-c'oupled to; the blocks 159 7-59,

which carry thed rivingand clenching devices. As the bail is to be inserted oneach removed-of the .staple drivers in Fig. 12.

The blocks 59 carry theplates 60, which slidetowardthe form block 21, with the rocking-of the rock shaft 53.

61 is-a frame mounted (an the table, upon which the forward end of the staple drivers The staple former and driver is made upof .two plates, a plate 63 attached to or part of the plate 60, and a separate driving plate 64. The-plate 63 is provided with a lateral lug '65, which engages within aside slot 66 in the plate '64, and a coiled spring 67 is connected to a lug GS'depending from the plate between the flanges lever 69 carries a pin 71, which extends up- I ward through the slot 1'2 in the top or cover plate 73, which covers the staple driver, as

showninFig. 1. Mounted to slide vertically atthe inneredge of the housing 61 is the die plate 74, shown in perspective in Fig. 13, and top plan view in Fig.12. 74 is provided-i-with "an extension 75,. which forms a block around which the staple is bent, as 'will'be-hereihafter described, and after the staple is bent, the'die plate 74 is This die plate arranged tp be shifted downward by the lever 76, p voted onthe housing at 77, and the outer beveled end 78 of which lever is encarries forward the block 60, and with it the plates 63 and 64, and as the plate 64 extends beyond the plate 63, the end of the' wire, which is bent; by the bending plungers 24-2-4, is given a short right-angle bend against the block 75, and as soon as this bend is made the pin 7'1 of the lever 69 riding in the diagonal slot 7 2 carries the lever 69 from behind the plate 64, and the plate 63 continues to advance, driving theystaple thus formed through the pail at the same time that the die plate .74 is withdrawn to perunit of the action. when driven a inmeiorinblock ?.21 hollow and carries the clenching block 81, mounted on the plate 82,

lever 83 pivoted on a support 84. The upper endof this lever 83 carries a roller 85, w ch is engaged by a cam 86 mounted on the shaft,-so-th'at the block 81 may be shifted rearwardlywat' the proper moment bythe action of thecam 86.- .The block 81 is ret'limed toits normal position by the coiled spring 87 connected etween the standard 22, and the lug 88 mounted vertically on the plate 82. As it happens that this sprin 87 may fail towork properly to return the-block 1&181 toits normal position, ahook 89is also prowided bolted at .90 on the main slide plate'23, the lower end of. which hook engages a pin 91 j on the lug,-so that the movement of the slide 23 positively return the block 81 to its *lnnorrnal sition. The block 81 carries, on its a top su aeethe levers 92, pivoted at 93' to theblock, and at theirjopposite ends pivoted ate-1 to the clenching plates 95-95, which 'are inturn ivoted at 96-496. on a suitable igs-support ont eform block; The cam'86 on themain driying shaft timed to shift the block 181', andwith it the clenching plates from the position shown in Fig. 11 to the positionshownin Fig. 10, just as the ends of 80-;the bail formin the staple have been driven through the pail by the staple driver.

' After the bail is formed andsecured to the ..-buckt,- it isnecessary to release the bail, I jo that the bucket can be. readily removed, est'and in .order to do this, 'as shown in Fig. 7 S-aIrame 98 is provided with two vertical arms 99 99, which extend up alongside of the late 30.' This frame 98 is coupled with the lbver 100 pivoted at 101 on'the housing, with a pin 102, which extends through a slot 103 in the housing in a position to be contactedwith the lower edge 104 of the plate 18, which carries the grippers, as shown in F O 8'- e o ration of the machine is as follows: The buc at to. be bailed is laced in inverted position over the form b ock 21, and the Imachine is set in operation. The grippers no grasptheend of the wire, and carry it forward across the machine tothe rear of the form block. Just as the grippers release the wire, the cams on the driving shaft 3-carry forward the bifurcated holding slide- 26 to Q5 grasp and hold the wire against the vertical 1 plate 30, the cutting plunger 38 advances and cuts off the wire, and the bending plunge'rs 242'4 bend the wire around the edge of the plate 30, and bring the inner ends of the wire mto positionion the die plate 7 4 against the lateral-edge of the block '75. The staple driver: then advance, and theplate 64 forms a sharp ht"- rwire,'and t e driving plate 63 then continues t e'rlateifiitr leased: an

which is 'coupled atits-rear end with the and; the outer end of this lever 100 is provided.

anglebend in. the end of the slide n asse ngli n a lever drives the staple through the bail, and against the clenching plates 95, while with this movement the block 81 is shifted to actuate the clenching plates to clench the staple in place. The return of the gripper plate to its position to grasp again the end of the wire as a final operation shifts the frame 98 to throw up the bail, so that the bucket can be readily removed, and a new bucket placed in position.

' Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is a 1. In a bailing machine, a i'eeding mechanism for the wire, comprising a sliding memher, a jaw pivoted thereto to engage the wire 30- in cooperation with the sliding member, and a connecting bar pivotally secured to said jaw, with mechanism for reciprocating said bar to grasp and draw the wire across the machine and to release the same.

2. In a bailing machine, a feeding mechanism for the wire, comprising a hired guide or track, a sliding member mounted to slide thereon, a jaw pivoted to said slide to engage the wire in cooperation with the sliding mem-' bar, and a connecting bar pivot-ally secured ;to said jaw, with mechanism for reciprocat-' ing said bar to grasp and draw the wire across the machine and release the same.

3. In a bailing machine, a feeding mechanism for the wire, comprising a fixed guide or track, a sliding member mounted to slide thereon, a jaw pivoted tosaid slide to engage member ant its guidingtrack to insure the 105 grasp of the gripping jaw on the wire.

4. In a bailing machine, the combination with a movable die block, of a staple forming slide and a staple driving slide, means for coupling the same together, mechanism for advancing the staple driving slide to actuate the staple bending slide to bend the wire around the die block, an'dmeans for simulllO ' taneously withdrawing the die block and releasing the staple forming slide to permit the staple to be driven." 5. In a bai'lingmachine, the combination with holding and bending slides for holding and bending the wire, of a vertically movable die block around which the staple is formed, a staple forming slide and a staple driving slide, with means for advancing the same simultaneously, means for coupling said slides together during the initial stroke, mechanism for releasing the staple forming slide when the final bend is made, and means for withdrawing the die block to permit the staple to be driven. I 6; In a bailing machine; a staple forming.

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connecting the staple driving slide with the,

staple forming slide, and a cam plate acting on said lever to shift the same and release the staple forming slide when the staple is termed, and means for advancing said staple driving slide to drive the staple in place. i

7. in a bailing machine, the combination with a form block to hold the vessel to be bailed, and staple forming slides and sta le driving slides to form and drive the stap es through the ves'selarranged in pairs on each side of the form block, of 'a clehching block mounted within the form block, with clenching plates pivotally mounted between the clenching block and form. block, and

means for shifting the clenching block to actuate the clenching plates when the ends of the bail are driven through the vessel.

8. In a bailing machine, the combination with a form blockfor holding the vessel to be bailed, of a bifurcated holding slide for holding the Wire to be formed into the bail, a fixed plate with slides therein to receive the holding ends of said slide, and a verticallv movable frame with arms cooperating with said slotted plate, and means for actuating said frame to release the ball when the same is secured to the vessel. 7

' 9. In a bailing machine, the combination with themain driving shaft, of a sliding plate with a pair of bending plungers mounted thereon, and a cutting plunger coupled thereto, with a single cam on the main driving shaft for operating all of said plungers i 10. In a bailing machine, the'combination avith the main driving shaft, of a sliding pair of bending plungers' plate with a mounted thereon, and a cutting plunger coupled thereto, With'a single cam on the main driving shaft for operating all of said 'plungers, a second sliding plate intermediate the bending plungers, and a bifurcated Wire holding plate secured thereto, with a second cam on said main driving shaft to actuate said plate in advance of the bending and cuttin plungers. I

11. in a bailing machine, the combination with the main driving shaft, and a form block for holding the vessel to be bailed, of two sets of staple forming and staple driving" plates, the staple forming and sta le driving pl apes of eachset being couple together, at. each -set disposed on opposite sides of said forming block, with a rock shaft and connecting levers for actuating said plates;

and a cam on the main driving shaft for rocking said rock shaft.

12. In abailing machine, the combination with thefmain driving shaft, and a form blockjfor holding the vessel to be bailed, of

two sets of staple forming and staple driving plates, the staple forming and staple driving plates of each set being coupled together, and each set disposed on opposite sides of said.

forming block, with a rock shaft and conas the ends of the bail are driven through the vessel.

CHRISTENA i. TIFFANY,

'Administmtrizc of the estate of Albert R.

fang, deceased.

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Rosoon T. STAUTER, CLARA M. SGHROEDER. 

